www.A4everFamily.org
This website (started by Adoptive Moms Heidi Louella and Cynthia Hockman-Chupp) has a wealth of parent friendly resources in understanding attachment and how it impacts our children. It's worth a look.

Attachment Information and Adoption Issues
Attach-China is a website for all kinds of adoptions devoted to educating adoptive parents about the attachment needs of their children, and the issues faced by post-institutional adoptees. It includes current information on adoption parenting, bonding techniques, PTSD and Reactive Attachment Disorder. There is also an e-list for attachment issues.

Center 4 Family Development
The Center for Family Development was founded by Dr. Arthur Becker-Weidman to provide answers to questions, solutions to problems, and the expert support necessary for families to thrive in these turbulent times. Lots of articles and resources.

Lynne Namka's Angries Out
Everyone gets the angries. But sometimes they make us say and do things that we don't really mean. We can learn how to release those mads in safe ways, so that no one gets hurt and we feel better. This site has resources for kids and for the adults that love them.

Love and Logic
Love and Logic provides simple and practical techniques to help parents and teachers have less stress and more fun while raising responsible kids.

Therapeutic Parenting Podcasts
We stumbled on these terrific podcasts from Christine Moers. Many people talk about therapeutic parenting, but in these podcasts, she gives you some tools to help you figure out how to do this. She is a parent by birth and adoption and is parenting kids with RAD. She has a blog too...find it here. And a terrific sense of humor!

Wrightslaw.com
Website with comprehensive explanations of special education laws, including information on the reauthorization of IDEA 2004 and the impact of the various changes under this legislation.

12 Rules for Writing a Good Letter
When you write letters to the school, you want to express concerns and educate your reader about your child’s problems.
You want your letters to create a good first impression...here's how!

"As a teacher, you are always looking for ways to promote acceptance of differences among people. This is a very appealing book for primary levels and is a good source of an initial introduction to diversity."

A Teacher's Guide to Adoption By Robin Hilborn
There are 10 modules:
Module1 -- Many ways to make a family
Module 2 -- Many ways to create a child
Module 3 -- Biased class assignments -- and how to fix them
Module 4 -- Teaching the language of adoption
Module 5 -- How to introduce adoption in elementary school
Module 6 -- Answers for the pregnant student
Module 7 -- A suggested classroom presentation
Module 8 -- Research points the way
Module 9 -- Adoption resources for teachers and students
Module 10 -- Glossary: the ABCs of adoption

Sensory Processing Network
The Sensory Processing Disorder Network (SPD Network) is a project of the KID Foundation, a nonprofit organization based in Littleton, Colorado. Lots of great links and resources for parents, teachers, and others who come in contact with children with SPD.

Are You at the End of Your Rope?
Help for New and Old Parents When Emotions Run High
(This pdf file is formatted for social workers and agencies to print and use in new or post adoptive parent packets.)